Court Backs Faster Fublic Record Response

Government can’t make people wait for weeks or months for public records, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

In a unanimous decision, the judges said Arizona’s public records law, unlike some other states, requires that the custodian of the items “shall promptly furnish such copies, photographs or printouts.” And it says any request not promptly honored is deemed to have been denied.

Judge Murray Snow, writing for the court, acknowledged the law does not define “promptly.”

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